"Guarded" (Challenges Series)

Guarded shows the outline of face with smooth strokes on the outside and bold splashes on the inside. This visual is a representation of how often many people keep a layer or guard up from others truly seeing or knowing what they may be going through or who they really are. While on the inside they are bursting with personality or unique weirdness that they are not quite comfortable with showing others around them. 

"Guarded is a visual representation of the way we attempt to present ourselves and what we want people to see versus what is really going on inside."

 24x30 mixed medium on canvas sealed for preservation.